Sunday, July 31, 2011

WHAT CAN YOU DO TO BE SAFE UNDER THE NEW CONCEALED CARRY LAW?

Wisconsin’s new Concealed Carry Law will become effective on November 1. 2011. The Peace Seekers of Washington County is sponsoring an event to help educate local businesses and consumers on the new law and how it will affect them. The talk will focus on how consumers and business owners alike can encourage local businesses to ban weapons in their establishments. The event is free and open to the public – all are encouraged to attend.

Heidi Rose, Program and Administrative Mgr. for the Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort Educational Fund (WAVE) will be the speaker.

Thursday, July 14, 2011

JULY UPDATES

We continue to have vigils every 2nd and 4th Saturday from 11:30 am - 12:30 pm in West Bend on the corner of Decorah and Main. Join us when you can. We get a many more thumbs up and "support horns" than even before. Very encouraging.

OF SPECIAL INTEREST: Videos worth viewing

Of special interest for all should be John Nichols' presentation given at the Jewish Community Center at Whitefish Bay June 25. He cited some interesting WI political history and really fired up the audience to unite in solidarity!

Kevin Mulvenna was one of the two folks who made a video of John Nichols talk at the JCC on Saturday evening organized by STAND-UP and We Are Wisconsin. Kevin also videotaped two other speakers at an event organized by SD8 We are Wisconsin at the MATC campus in Mequon. He also set up a link to the "Where is Alberta?" video created by Kevin Kane, a SD8 We Are Wisconsin organizer.

Here are links to all of these videos:

1. "An Evening with John Nichols" (June 25 talk at the Jewish Community Center) titled “The Progressive Fight from Robert M. La Follette to the Recalls” can be found at:

http://vimeo.com/25634838

2. Tom Beebe's presentation at the MATC - Mequon Town Hall, "Devastation Upon Devastation" can be found at: http://vimeo.com/25648977

3. Jack Norman's presentation also from the MATC - Mequon Town Hall which is titled, "Wisconsin's Budget: Fact & Fiction" can be found at: http://vimeo.com/25666580

4. And, of course, the ever popular, "Where's Alberta?" during which constituents complain more about being ignored than they do about the views and actions of their Wisconsin State Senator, can be found at: http://vimeo.com/24694945

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By imaginative, respectful, nonviolent actions and declarations, we support peaceful means for conflict resolutions locally, nationally, and globally as they lead to lasting success and respect for all life.